Sentimental Bloke, The (box set)

The Sentimental Bloke is an icon of Australian silent film. This version incorporates new footage found in teh vaults of the George Eastman House (Rochester, New York), restored with the vibrant colours of the original tinting and toning.

Raymond Longford's film, based on the best-selling verses of C.J. Dennis, humorously tells the heart-warming story of Bill – the Sentimental Bloke – and his sweetheart Doreen.

DVD Special Features:
• musical accompaniment composed by Jen Anderson, long-term member of folk-rock group Weddings Parties Anything, and performed by Jen Anderson and the Larrikins
• interview with Jen Anderson about writing and performing the musical accompaniment for the film
• curatorial commentary about the making of the film and its historical/social background
• image gallery
• interview with Raymond Longford, the director

Additional content in box set:
• an extensive scholarly book on The Sentimental Bloke, with chapters on the restoration of the film and the Larrikin as a quintessential figure in early Australian cinema
• a comprehensive Longford/Lyell filmography
• four versions of the film's intertitles
• a flipbook of the classic police chase scene shows how consecutive still images create moving pictures

Rated G; PAL format; ALL regions